Gòrdon Creamhain-CàidhOnce 'paradise,' parched Colorado valley grapples with arsenic in waterverified_publisherNPR - Melissa BaileyWhen John Mestas' ancestors moved to Colorado over 100 years ago to raise sheep in the San Luis Valley, they "hit paradise," he says. "There was so much water, they thought it would never end," Mestas says of the agricultural region at the headwaters of the Rio Grande. Now decades of climate …
Gòrdon Creamhain-Càidh‘We can’t escape the reality’: France is preparing for 4°C of warming by 2100verified_publisherEuronews - Rosie FrostFrance is preparing for 4°C of global warming by the end of the century as countries fail to deliver on targets that would keep temperatures below …
Gòrdon Creamhain-CàidhHow solar farms took over the California desert: ‘An oasis has become a dead sea’verified_publisherGuardian US - Oliver Wainwright in Desert Center, CaliforniaResidents feel trapped and choked by dust, while experts warn environmental damage is ‘solving one problem by creating others’ Deep in the Mojave desert, about halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, a sparkling blue sea shimmers on the horizon. Visible from the I-10 highway, amid the parched …
Gòrdon Creamhain-CàidhEarth set to bake in hottest period on record within 5 years, study warnsverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Paul McClureThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its climate predictions report for the next five years; frankly, the news is dire. The WMO …
Gòrdon Creamhain-CàidhNew research finds slow forest recovery in the Andes — and ways to improvemongabay.com - AlexandrapopescuDegraded by human activity, mountain forests across the tropical Andes are having a hard time bouncing back. But while scientists have long analyzed …
Gòrdon Creamhain-CàidhThe 6th Mass Extinction Is Further Along Than We Thoughtverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfIt's getting late. Scientists agree that the Earth is currently undergoing the sixth mass extinction in its 4.6-billion-year history. • A new study says that there may be a time lag between when humans implement environmental actions and when these actions affect animals, meaning that effects of this …
